Family Law News Blog

Update on Arnold Schwarzenegger

This past week the world learned that during his marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a member of his household staff. The child is now 13 years of age. In addition to the child support which Arnold will be responsible for paying for the four children of his marriage, he is also responsible for the payment of child support for this 13-year old. Read More…

Schwarzenegger and Shriver Split

Earlier this week former governor of California and his wife, Maria Shriver announced their separation after 25 years of marriage. This announcement came as a surprise to many, but it has since been reported that Maria may have been planning this split since 2009. In any event, the two have been living in separate homes for a few weeks now. Read More…

Teen Mom Star Files for Divorce

Leah Messer, an 18 year-old, and one of the teenagers featured on MTV’s reality series, 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, has filed for divorce from her husband and the father of her twins, Cory Simms, 20. The couple found out that Leah was pregnant with twins at the age of 16 after only having dated for a month. Read More…

Ryan Phillippe: Soon to be Dad?

This week it was reported that Ryan Phillippe’s ex-girlfriend, Alexis Knapp, is pregnant and has been informing people that the child is Ryan’s. While sources have said that Ryan does not know if he is the father, but that he is willing to take a DNA test when the child is born to determine whether the child is his or not and will support the child if he is the father. Read More…

Simpson and Wentz Split

Singer and actress Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce on Wednesday from her rock star husband Pete Wentz after less than three years of marriage.  Tabloids report that Simpson could not deal with Wentz’s infidelity anymore and on August 19, 2010, ultimately told Wentz that their relationship was over and there was no need for him to come home. Read More…

Kate Hudson is Pregnant

Born in 1979 to parents Hawn and Bill Hudson, Kate Hudson has forged her own career in acting with roles in films such as Almost Famous, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, The Killer Inside Me and the new romantic comedy A Little Bit Of Heaven.

Despite the young stars professional success, she has not had the same luck in her personal life.  Read More…

Kelsey and Camille: It’s Still Not Over!

While we have previously blogged about Kelsey Grammer’s divorce from his wife of thirteen years, Camille Grammer, as the couple delves into settlement discussions tabloids continue to report about the issues the divorcing couple faces.  In particular, to settle his financial obligations arising from their separation on a full and final basis, Kelsey proposed a lump sum payment in the amount of $30 million to his estranged wife.  Read More…

Dylan Walsh of ‘Nip/Tuck’ Files for Divorce

Actor Dylan Walsh of the TV show ‘Nip/Tuck’ has separated from his wife, actress Joanna Going after six years of marriage. The parties have a seven year old child together, Stella. Sources state that the parties will be seeking “joint legal and physical custody” of Stella. Read More…

Is $20,000.00 a month too much for an 11 month old?

Last week TMZ and other news outlets reported that Mel Gibson’s ex-partner and mother of his 11-month-old child, Oksana Grigorieva, was awarded with $20,000.00 per month in child support. Read More…

Doctor the Potential Father in Fertility Cases

In a story which seems to be the stuff that urban legends are made of, the National Post and other major news outlets are reporting that, Dr. Norman Barwin, an Ottawa-based fertility doctor with the Broadview Fertility Clinic, is being sued by two separate families who allege he used the wrong sperm in the insemination process leading to the creation of their children. Read More…